Alexis C. Craven

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ALEXIS C. CRAVEN Lecturer and Interpreter


AN APPRECIATION
Mr. Alexis C. Craven is a Southern gentle man, born midst plantation life and plantation life was born midst him.  His atmosphere is nevertheless intellectual, poetic and sentimental, strong, quiet and lofty in its culture,—which ever uplifts.

His personality is forceful—no wonder, permeated as it is with chivalry, humor and sympathy.  His motto is not To live and let live, but To live and help live.  His instinct is for romantic literature; the expression of his talents takes the form of interpreting the folklore of the old time negro who carried ever and anon the Left hind foot of a graveyard rabbit.

Mr. Craven uses as his vehicles the famous literary productions of Joel Chandler Harris' Uncle Remus stories of Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, Brer Wolf, Brer Bar and etc.  The original introductions and interpretations are very illuminating, convincing and inspiring.  Every child old and young should hear them as Mr. Craven gives them, for he shows how through them rups a most interesting human philosophy as helpful, as fascinating, as original as it is humorous.

Mr. Craven, is a genius; his faultless memory, rare interpretative ability, warm brotherly affection, and his natural Southern eloquence make it a genuine treat to be one of a large audience of children and grown ups, to listen for an evening to stories of Uncle Remus as told by him.

GEORGE DUNCAN GRAY. Former Manager for Bob Taylor.



Mr. Craven took his audience back into childhood with his splendid rendition of Joel Chandler Harris' Uncle Remus.  His impression of Brer Rabbit and the Tar Baby was especially thrilling to the children.
MIAMI DAILY HERALD.

Joel Chandler Harris has brought to us a wonderful moral in each story and you bring it out in such a manner that even the youngest children catch the point immediately and it is my opinion that these stories should be brought before the student body throughout the United States.

VERA RODER WALTER, Principal Robert E. Lee Junior High School, Miami, Fla.

The Uncle Remus Stories are a valuable contribution to our literature and should be presented to the children of every school in America, and I do not believe there is another individual who can present these wonderful stories and the philosophy contained in them, in the effective manner which you use.

JUDGE E. C. COLLINS, Macon, Ga.


In the Uncle Remus Stories Mr. Craven so admirably gave for the Civic Theater one keenly felt their quaint humor, poetic charm and homely philosophy.
MIAMI DAILY NEWS.

I wish to state that your dialect and rendition of these folk-lore tales to my way of thinking, is wonderful.  The information that you give in your general talk should be invaluable to every school in our land.

PAUL SCHROEDER. President Illinois State Society, Miami, Fla.

There should be a receptive field for these educational stories as there are so few people who know at first hand the Southern negro dialect and who can portray it in such vivid fashion.

THOS. M. CALLAWAY, Atlanta, Ga.


Mr. A. C. Craven, impersonator of the Uncle Remus Stories gave one of his entertainments at the Orchard-Villa School to the delight of all present.  He is able to hold his audience, their attention and applause showed appreciation to one so gifted in story telling.

GERTRUDE SHAFFNER, Principal, Orchard-Villa School, Miami, Fla.

I consider Mr. Craven a master artist in the telling of the Joel Chandler Harris' Stories, and so it is with pleasure that I recommend him as an excellent interpreter of them.  He wins his audience with the introduction of his first story and holds their interest throughout the entertainment.

MARTHA M. LAND, General Secretary, Y. W. C. A., Lexington, Ky

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